Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-31
Perfectly Justiiable.

the relief of wounded soldiers. His adj
vice on revenue matters was often sought
by officials in Washington.
Perfectly Justifable.
DR.. w. Randall was arrested in Hast
ings, Neb., for criminal assault upon a
girl named Hart, aged IL. He was ar
raigned and had just been held In $4,000
bail when the girls brother drew revolv-
er and deliberately shot him dead. No
attempt was made to arrest the brother,
and he walked out of the court room UNI
molested. Randall and his wife are said
to have conspired to ruin young girls and
then place them in houses of ill-fame.
The woman is under arrest.
Cooley's Report.
The report of Receiver Cooley of the
Wabash railway covering receipts and ex-
penditures from Jan. to March l has
been filed in the United States court in
Springfield, Ill. 1t showed receipts amount
ing to SSS7, ISL. The disbursements, on
account of agents, were S160, 1874; for OPP
Grating expenses, 1888, 1917; for supplies
and material, S5,772; for interests, Sl6,-
034 making total of S435, 7SS, and leav-
ing balance of S451, 1898.
A Bohemian Oats Swindler Sentenced.
Robert b. Mckee of Union City, Ind,
was tried at the present term of court for
alleged completely in the Bohemian oats
swindle, found guilty by the jury and his
punishment fixed at two years In the
northern penitentiary and fined S25. A
new hearing of the case has been refused
and Mr.. Mckee will be compelled to abide
the decision. Already petitions are being
circulated and freely signed asking Gov.
Gray for pardon.
Now Wen Retaliate.
Acting Secretary Farchild has issued a
circular to the customs officers promulgat-
ing the recent act of congress authorizing
the president to protect the rights OF fish
ing vessels, American fishermen and
American trading and other vessels in
certain cases, 4" ETC., and the act relating
to the importing and landing of mackcrel
caught during the spawning season, and
calling particular attention to their pro-
visions"
Attention X. of T..
An important decision by the general
executive board of Knights of Labor, pro-
hibiting branches of the order from voting
money for political purposes, has been
made public. The decision Is given upon
an appeal from an assembly in Chicago
protesting against the use of funds be-
longing to the order to aid in securing the
election of member of the order who
was a candidate for a municipal office.
John A. Logan, Jr., Married.
John A. Logan, Jr., son of the dead
senator, and Miss Edith Andrews,
daughter of Chauncey NJ. Andrews of
Youngstown, o., were married on the 22d
inst, at the residence of the brides
father. A number of prominent people
attended and the presents given were
very elaborate and costly. among which
was a check for $780, from the brides
father.
Death of Mother Euphemia.
Mother Euphemia, superior of Mt. st.
J6seph's academy at Emmetsburg. and tho
head of the sisters of charity i'm America
for twenty-five years, died at Frederick.
Nd, on the 18th inst, after long Illness.
She was Miss Caroline Benkinsop.
and was born i'm Dublin, Ireland, in 1916,
and became sister in 1881. She was
widely known and greatly beloved.
Endorsed by the Pope.
The pope, by special brief, has given
his appreciation to the scheme of an Amer
lean Catholic university, to be erected in
Washington, denominating 1t ''the pride
of the pontiicats and the glory of the
American church" In the matter of To-
cation and conduct the institution is
placed forever and directly under the con-
troll of the American bishops.
In Circulation.
The circulation of standard silver dol
lars is now 1924, $40 out of total coin
age of $3.50, All ,647. The silver certificates
in circulation amount to S123, 300, 800, de-
Quoting which leaves SIS, 966,745 net
standard dollars I'm the treasury. The
gold coin and bullion in the treasury, less
500, 013, COS gold certificates in circulation
amounts to SIG, 249,277.
Chinese Indemnity Appropriation.
The appropriation of S147, 749 to indcin-
nifty Chinese subjects for losses sustained
at Rock Springs, wy, has been placed to
the credit of the disbursing officer of the
department of state for payment to the
Chinese Minister at Washington as the
of the Chinese government.
Minister to the Turks.
The president has appointed Oscar =.
Straus ofNew FORK to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the Umted
States to Turkey. Mr.. Strauss is prUni.
nent New York importer, and was presi.
dent of the Cleveland and Hendricks bust
ness mems club in 1884.
Beware Grover.
DIR. u. T. Sewers, prominent physician
of Washington, says that President Cleve
land Is too much of head worker. and
fails to take exercise enough. He says the
president will not live through his pres
ent term If he doesn't change his mode
of living.
Another Bridge Disaster.
A freight train on the Norfolk & West.
ern railroad went through the Big Otter
river bridge, twenty miles above Lynch.
burg, Va, the other afternoon. Eight OF
nine persons were killed and number u
train hands seriously injured.
wilcox VIII Retire.
Brig Gen. O. Ii. Wilcox. commanding
the department of the Missouri, will be
placed on the retired list April 10 next.
The probabilities are that Col. Wesley
Merritt, superintendent of the military
academy, will succeed Gen. Wilcox.
Seventy Killed.
An explosion, by which seventy miners
were killed, occurred the other day in the
BULL colliery, Sidney, New South Wales.
Important
when you visit or leave New York City
have baggage sxpressagN and % carriage
hire, and stop at the GRAND UNION Horsx.
opposite Grand Central Depot.
SIS rooms, fitted I'M At the cost Of ons